About the tense of a sentence
context: I'm writing a letter to ask a friend of mine whether he wants to buy my furniture when I moving house in the near future. So I ask:
I'm wondering if you ____ ?
A. might be interested
B. are interested
C. will be interested
D. would be interested
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Answers · 13
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They are all possible EXCEPT c. C sounds a bit strange and not particularly natural.
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I think they would all work.
The tentative nature of the enquiry might suggest A or D:
'I'm wondering if you might be interested?'
or
'I'm wondering if you would be interested?'
You can't rule out the others, though. 'I'm wondering if you are interested?' and 'I'm wondering if you will be interested?' are more straightforward questions, referring to the present and future.
Strictly speaking, there should not be a question mark at the end. The question mark is useful to indicate a rising intonation for the enquiry, but this is not an interrogative sentence in terms of grammar.
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Thank you all!
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B. because he wants to buy it.
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A or D- and would reserve B are interested for asking a question. (Are you interested in this furniture?) Also, "when I move" indicates future, not the ing form- unless you have "helping verbs" to indicate future, when I "will be moving"
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